Jon Watts Quotes
When you're writing something to direct, you just write exactly what you're going to do. You don't have to write it in a way for other people to understand or interpret.
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We think of writing a book as a process, but the very word - process - suggests that there is one: a template to follow, a map to guide us. If that were true, someone would have surely figured out some marketable method we could all buy.
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It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up.
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Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.
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I lived in Brooklyn from 2007 to 2012 but for the last few years have resided in Austin, Texas, where my world - especially the world of downtown - is predominantly white.
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I love Tig Notaro; I just think she's so awesome.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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I think Twitter is the future of communications and Square will be the payment network.
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Perhaps I'm particularly serious, because I'm not unaware of the potential absurdity of what I'm doing.
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Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It's more like a heap of stones - a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That's how I see it.
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Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.
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A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.
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Girls, to me, growing up were very, very petty and didn't want me to succeed and didn't want the best for me.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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Intelligence is sexy. Don't play dumb, especially young girls. Don't play dumb. And let people see that you are intelligent.
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I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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I grew up in a hippie commune so I have a real hippie part of me.
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It only looks like I get to eat a lot of food on TV. I really just get the one bite and the crew and guests eat everything else.
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It's very normal - when you're not used to the world of the high wire, it's very normal to be simply terrified. The reason I'm not is because I've done it for so many years.
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I took all the courses you would need to be able to go to law school. But my experience in college with football made me want to go into coaching.
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There are some remedies worse than disease.
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I defy anyone to finish Halldor Laxness's 'Independent People' without wetting the pages with tears.
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When you're writing something to direct, you just write exactly what you're going to do. You don't have to write it in a way for other people to understand or interpret.
